Genderist
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:42 amEdit: I would also encourage people to check out the "dumb question" video.
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Re: Genderist
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:28 amThat was great. I didn't realize Whedon could be so funny, or so thought-provoking.
Edit: I would also encourage people to check out the "dumb question" video.
Edit: I would also encourage people to check out the "dumb question" video.
Re: Genderist
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:42 amI think I'm going to steal the last line. "I don't want to change the world, I just want to punch it up a little!"
Re: Genderist
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:04 amGullible Jones wrote:That was great. I didn't realize Whedon could be so funny, or so thought-provoking.
Edit: I would also encourage people to check out the "dumb question" video.
That's why he's my favorite writer in Hollywood.
Re: Genderist
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:04 amSomething bothered me about this, and I wasn't able to put my finger on what it was until today:
"There is no middle ground."
Well, yeah. If you don't believe that women should be treated like human beings, that's a problem.
OTOH it seems like there are several stripes of "women should be treated like human beings," ranging from libertarian to socialist, and from highly tolerant to e.g. claiming that transpeople are imposters and/or traitors to the cause. And some of these groups tend to denounce the others as not-really-true-feminists.
Do you see where I'm heading? Whedon's statement is true, but there's a lot it doesn't cover. It's not just a question of qualifying as feminist, it's now a question of which kind of feminist.
Right?
Or am I just being a Captain Obvious?
(I'm interested in hearing what the ladies have to say about this...)
"There is no middle ground."
Well, yeah. If you don't believe that women should be treated like human beings, that's a problem.
OTOH it seems like there are several stripes of "women should be treated like human beings," ranging from libertarian to socialist, and from highly tolerant to e.g. claiming that transpeople are imposters and/or traitors to the cause. And some of these groups tend to denounce the others as not-really-true-feminists.
Do you see where I'm heading? Whedon's statement is true, but there's a lot it doesn't cover. It's not just a question of qualifying as feminist, it's now a question of which kind of feminist.
Right?
Or am I just being a Captain Obvious?
(I'm interested in hearing what the ladies have to say about this...)
Re: Genderist
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 6:15 amBecause I'm sitting in front of the tv, and am too lazy to go get the laptop... I'll mark this spot and come back later with a proper "Brite's Feminist Manifesto"...